Land leasing, renting to attract GST from July 1

Neeraj0110 Jul, 2017Business

Come July 1 and leasing of land, renting of buildings as well as EMIs paid for purchase of under-construction houses will start attracting the Goods and Services Tax.Sale of land and buildings will be however out of the purview of GST, the new indirect tax regime. Such transactions will continue to attract the stamp duty, according to the legislations Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced in the Lok Sabha yesterday for approval.Electricity has also been kept out of the GST ambit in pvt ltd company registration in Delhi.